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detach

[ dih-tach ]

verb (used with object)

  1. to unfasten and separate; disengage; disunite.
  2. Military. to send away (a regiment, ship, etc.) on a special mission.


detach

/ ɪˈæʃ /

verb

  1. to disengage and separate or remove, as by pulling; unfasten; disconnect
  2. military to separate (a small unit) from a larger, esp for a special assignment
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈٲ󲹲, adjective
  • ˈٲ, noun
  • ˌٲˈٲ, noun
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Other yvlog Forms

  • ·ٲa· adjective
  • ·ٲa·i·ٲ noun
  • ·ٲa· adverb
  • ·ٲİ noun
  • non·ٲa·i·ٲ noun
  • non·ٲa· adjective
  • d·ٲ verb (used with object)
  • -·ٲiԲ adjective
  • un·ٲa· adjective
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of detach1

1470–80; < Middle French éٲ, Old French destachier; dis- 1, attach
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of detach1

C17: from Old French destachier, from des- dis- 1+ attachier to attach
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Right-wing media functions as an ideological machine, while left-wing content creation remains scattered, precarious, and too often detached from the movements and institutions that could amplify its reach.

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We can enjoy a fantastic representation of death, be entertained by it, feel emotional about it, but also detach from it.

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But at the time few believed it possible to do what she had done - it seemed like a fantasy world, completely detached from how things had been done post war.

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In addition to needing glasses or corrective lenses, people with myopia are at a higher risk of experiencing a detached retina if the retina has to stretch too far to accommodate the elongating eye.

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By 2019, Allen had been released from prison and moved from south London to a large detached property in Woodford, north-east London, where he lived with his partner and young children.

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